19910816034749A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Atlanta, GA · August 16, 1991

Date
August 16, 1991 · 13:36 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
Dekalb-Peachtree
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4164W
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL91LA160
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
480 total20 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Premature liftoff on hot day. Left wing stalled. Impacted near runway. Had also failed to compensate for torque.

As the FAA filed it

PREMATURE LIFTOFF ON HOT DAY. LEFT WING STALLED. IMPACTED NEAR RUNWAY. HAD ALSO FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR TORQUE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.